"Real World Helicopter Training"SM
at Brazos Helicopters!
We apply the knowledge and experience gained from decades of real helicopter work experience to your training. This environment puts the
student ahead of those taught in the typical "training mill" type of flight school. We insist on turning out quality professional pilots with sound
bases of judgment, character, skill, and safety. We are a 7-day a week operation and can provide quality helicopter flight instruction to those
students with difficult schedules, helping to ensure fewer lost training days. The individualized attention provided by our instructors will
tremendously speed up the learning process and provides a relaxed and comfortable situation for each student. Our local weather provides
around 300 flyable days per year and cheap transportation and housing is available locally. Texas has no sales tax on helicopter training, so
our flight instruction costs will be lower than at other helicopter flight schools.
Our training programs prepare for the types of flying and environments experienced in real world helicopter work. Brazos's management insists
that all maneuvers are trained in a manner mirroring that of what is required and expected in the industry for safe and efficient operation.
We not only train flying skills, but logic and judgment in all the student's flying. The student will perform real confined areas, real emergency
procedures, real performance maneuvers, and real off-field operations tempered with attention to safety, detail, and good airmanship.
Our students finish with a thorough understanding of each and every maneuver, as well as, aircraft systems, mechanics, and aerodynamics.
Each student is treated as an individual in our one-on-one training atmosphere which greatly accelerates learning. We also provide
concurrent training, if desired, that mixes the other training programs into the commercial phase of training. This concurrent training saves
both time and money. The time gained at Brazos is well respected in the industry and aids career pilots in job placement.
Call about our Career Helicopter Pilot Program with funding available though several lending sources. This program can be done with low
interest student loans and can also be done in conjunction with or without an online degree plan.
Brazos has a few financing options available for flight training courses, check out our Financing page for links and details!
The time is ripe for starting your Professional Helicopter Pilot career. The industry is in a severe helicopter pilot shortage now and
the shortage is expected to get worse.
Click here for an overview of the helicopter pilot job market and a description of what it takes toget to where you want to be.
Please feel free to call us to schedule a visit for more information. Business office hours ♦ 8:00 am to noon and 1:00 to 5:00 pm weekdays
Choosing a helicopter flight school can be a daunting task and takes time and effort to do the proper research. We, at Brazos, insist
that each student, who wants to train here, be satisfied that Brazos is the best choice for their particular situation. If a career as a
professional helicopter pilot is desired, you may be interested in our Career Pilot Program. Also, you may want to read about some
of the pitfalls of choosing the wrong school in our Choosing a Career School page.
Your training costs will be lower at Brazos Helicopters due to your ability to do your advanced training concurrently with other courses.
A good example would be doing most of your instrument training while building hours for your commercial instead of splitting these into
two separate programs. Though training costs are important to us, we feel that teaching you to fly the helicopter safely, using tried and
true maneuvers and techniques, is paramount in preparing you for flying in the helicopter industry. You won't be caught up in instructor's
experiments or in illogical non-US based "hype" training techniques. You will thoroughly learn US aviation regulations, weather and
weather decision making, aircraft systems and mechanics, all forms of helicopter navigation (including real pilotage), in depth "real life"
helicopter aerodynamics, preventative maintenance techniques, "real" off field operations, "real" emergency procedures, and a thorough
understanding of each and every flight regime and maneuver.
All of this " Real World Training"SM is the heart of Brazos Helicopters' Training Philosophy and is why you will be more than prepared for,
not only, that important "first job" but for the rest of your career.
All your training is done in a low-stress, informal manner with ease of scheduling and quick access to training areas and local airports. All our
students are on a first name basis and when they are not training, are often "hanging-out talking helicopters" in our spacious and comfortable
facilities. Brazos has available to students, an on-line scheduling program and volumes of reference and study materials as handouts.
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